Mullen linebacker Castille Bayers has been hearing from a few big-name schools, but hasn’t yet been offered a scholarship.

Those schools? “Recently it has been Minnesota, Illinois, Wyoming, New Mexico, and CU," Bayers said.

Wyoming and New Mexico, he said, have been pushing the hardest.

“There are no offers right now, but a lot of schools said they are waiting until after the season because they are wrapped up (in) their season," Bayers said.

Bayers helped Mullen fight through a wide range of injuries before narrowly losing to No. 3-seeded Cherokee Trail in the Class 5A playoffs last week.

Quick Hitters

• Falcon athlete Kalen Ballage received scholarship offers in recent months from Colorado State and Boise State. Utah recently offered as well, for a spot at outside linebacker. "It is a really cool school," Ballage said. "I know a lot about them because I had a coach that attended Utah and another coach that has family down there.”

• Heritage defensive tackle Jon Wilson will let academics be a large part of his college decision. “Air Force and (Colorado) School of Mines are my top schools I want to go to," he said. "There has also been Valparaiso in Indiana and Augustana."

• Windsor linebacker Lucas Watts is working to push the Wizards to another state title, but also has his eye on recruiting. “I went to a (Northern Colorado) game a couple of weeks ago and watched their game," he said. "I really liked UNC. I’ve talked to Augustana and am just seeing everything after the season."

• Rocky Mountain guard Michael Dermody will likely play out the recruiting process during his senior season of basketball. “One of my biggest things I have to do is figure out whether I want to go (to junior college) for two years," he said. "I have a bunch of JUCOs recruiting me. If not, then I might try to play at Metro State or somewhere locally."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill didn’t know what to do when he started hearing thousands of people in Arrowhead Stadium chanting his name, even as he stood all alone on the frozen turf waiting for the punt.